SA20 Match 10: Royals bowling dismantles Super Giants
A bowling masterclass from Evan Jones and Bjorn Fortuin was enough to guide Paarl Royals to a 10 run win over Durban Super Giants today.
Match Summary
Paarl Royals vs Durban Super Giants, 10th Match, SA20
Paarl Royals 169/6 (20 ov)
Durban Super Giants 159/8 (20 ov)
Result - Paarl Royals won by 10 runs.
Durban Super Giants won the toss and put the Royals into bat, however despite an early wicket Jos Buttler (35) and Wihan Lubbe (57*) rallied to get things back on track.
David Miller (28) added some runs of his own before Dwaine Pretorius (2/35) cleared up the other middle order.
It had swung back and forth through out the innings, Paarl Royals heading in at 169, a defendable total for sure.
It was a slow start, openers Kyle Mayers (12) and Wiaan Mulder (29) adding runs before things turned sour for the Super Giants.
Evan Jones (4/33) and Bjorn Fortuin (3/14) dismantled what was left of the batsmen, despite an unmovable Heinrich Klaasen (57*) who struck a half century.
It wasn't enough however, as Paarl Royals made away with a 10 run win over Durban Super Giants.
Match Stats
Paarl Royals Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Jason Roy - 2.6 ov), 2-66 (Jos Buttler - 8.5 ov), 3-89 (Dane Vilas - 11.3 ov), 4-131 (Wihan Lubbe - 15.6 ov), 5-142 (Eoin Morgan - 17.4 ov), 6-159 (David Miller - 19.2 ov)
Durban Super Giants Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Kyle Mayers - 2.5 ov), 2-29 (Quinton de Kock - 4.2 ov), 3-29 (Dwaine Pretorius - 4.3 ov), 4-47 (Wiaan Mulder - 7.3 ov), 5-78 (Jason Holder - 10.4 ov), 6-109 (Christiaan Jonker - 14.5 ov), 7-135 (Keshav Maharaj - 17.3 ov), 8-135 (Hardus Viljoen - 17.4 ov)
Playing XIs
Paarl Royals - Jos Buttler(wk), Jason Roy, Wihan Lubbe, David Miller(c), Dane Vilas, Eoin Morgan, Ferisco Adams, Bjorn Fortuin, Evan Jones, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Durban Super Giants - Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock(c)(wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Christiaan Jonker, Dwaine Pretorius, Jason Holder, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Hardus Viljoen, Prenelan Subrayen, Reece Topley
Match Details
Start Time: 11:30
Toss: Durban's Super Giants won the toss and decided to field
Venue: Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl
Officials: Adrian Holdstock, Brad White, Lubabalo Gcuma, Abdoellah Steenkamp, Laurence Matroos
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